named programs · 4 · from sources
What they call their work
Charting Paths To a Women’s Majority
Forecasting tool that projects how long it will take each state to achieve a majority of women in office
Go Run Training
National campaign training program that prepares women and gender-expansive people to run for office, first held in 2015 with over 300 participants
RUN/51
Initiative launched in 2021 to transform nine key state legislatures to be at least 51% women and gender nonconforming leaders
State of My Democracy
Award-winning interactive platform that visualizes women’s political representation by state and promotes civic engagement
activities · 4 groups
What they do
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Reproductive Health Advocacy & Education 1 activity
- Advancing policy initiatives through alumnae advocacyFacilitates ongoing civic impact by alumnae who introduce and advocate for key legislation, including ranked-choice voting reforms in New York City, the PRO Act for reproductive rights in Minnesota, and a “red flag” bill in Colorado.
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Civic Engagement and Voter Mobilization 1 activity
- Supporting electoral participation of trained candidatesSupports alumni candidates through the electoral process, resulting in 541 alumni appearing on ballots in November 2024 across 42 states and Washington, D.C., with a 65% win rate in general elections nationwide that year—42% higher than the national average.
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Political Leadership Training for Underrepresented Groups 1 activity
- Training women and gender-expansive individuals to run for public officeProvides nonpartisan, hands-on campaign training to women and gender-expansive candidates through small group exercises in strategy and campaign fundamentals, with alumni serving across multiple levels of government including city councils, county boards, state legislatures, supreme courts, and Congress. To date, trained 7,171 individuals across all U.S. states, with 381 alumni currently holding elected office.
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Uncategorized 1 activity
- Tracking and visualizing women's political representationOperates "State of My Democracy," an award-winning interactive website that visualizes women's political representation by state, and provides "Charting Paths To a Women’s Majority," a forecasting tool that projects when women may achieve a political majority in each state.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$4.84M
Contributions & grants$4.77M99%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$9K0%
Other revenue$62K
expenses
Total expenses$3.12M
Program expenses49%
Admin / overhead42%
Fundraising10%
Salaries & benefits$1.83M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$2.46M
Cash$1.40M
Investments$0
Liabilities$743K
Net assets$1.72M
Liquid reserves5.4 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +48.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 11
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIN VILARDI | CEO | 20 | $356K |
| MAYRA JAQUELINE FERREIRA | COO | 40 | $255K |
| SABRINA SHULMAN | CPO | 6 | $247K |
| YVONNE BOOSE | HEAD OF FINANCE | 40 | $219K |
| THERESA SELUCKY | HEAD OF DEV AND NARRATIVE | 20 | $170K |
| MELISSA JACKOWSKI | NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF FIELD STRATEGY | 6 | $161K |
| DIANA LEE | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFIC | 20 | $144K |
| ALTHEA CAVANAUGH | DIRECTOR DATA | 20 | $127K |
| AMY WINN | SR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER | 20 | $124K |
| STEPHANIE DEMMONS | DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS | 6 | $115K |
| CHERYL WAIDE | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFIC | 0 | $108K |
board members · 5
- JILLIAN HANLON — BOARD MEMBER
- JOAN FALLON — BOARD MEMBER
- KITTY KOLBERT — SECRETARY
- LULETE MOLA — BOARD MEMBER
- MUNAWAR AHMED — CHAIR
relationships · 6
Who they work with
- Brennan Center for Justice Network — Erin Vilardi serves on the advisory board, indicating organizational affiliation and collaboration.
- Future Forward Women Network — Erin Vilardi serves on the advisory board, indicating organizational connection.
- Melinda French Gates Funder — Partnered with Vote Run Lead to support training women to run for office.
- RepresentWomen Network — Erin Vilardi serves on the advisory board, indicating organizational collaboration.
- State of My Democracy Network — Award-winning website operated by Vote Run Lead to visualize women's political representation by state.
- Vote Run Lead Action Partner — Launched as an affiliate organization in 2023 to expand reach and operational capacity.
strategies · 3
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Authentic Leadership Development ("Run As You Are")methodology: run-as-you-areBy encouraging candidates to run as their true selves, we increase political representation because rejecting artificial norms around candidacy broadens access and increases authenticity, which resonates with diverse electorates.
- Community-Driven Model for Political Empowermentmethodology: community-driven political empowermentBy centering women and gender-expansive individuals in a community-driven empowerment model, we build sustainable political power because locally rooted movements produce more resilient and representative leadership.
- Nonpartisan Leadership Training for Civic Participationmethodology: civic-participation-through-trainingBy providing nonpartisan training and leadership development, we increase women's civic participation and community leadership because structured skill-building increases political self-efficacy and readiness to engage in governance roles.